Which preposition to use with spooned

in Occurrences 59%

Spoon in hand and bib across their kneeslest they fleck their careful frontsthey waited for the anchovy to come.

of Occurrences 45%

Luck aids him to rise in the world, or perhaps he has been born with a spoon of the precious metals in his mouth.

on Occurrences 19%

A camel's-hair brush, a bent spoon on a long handle, a sponge tied to a stick, and one or two other instruments which use will suggest, are all that are needed for keeping the sides of the tank free from growth or removing obnoxious substances from its bottom.

into Occurrences 19%

The other boat will soon be along, and Smith will be for dipping his spoon into my dish.

with Occurrences 15%

The canister was no longer hers, neither the tea-pot, nor even the battered old pewter spoon with which she tapped the bottom of the tin to dislodge the last flicker of tea-leaf dust.

from Occurrences 12%

And Hilda received her mother's sharp instructions to get a cup and saucer from the sideboard and a spoon from the drawer.

for Occurrences 12%

A set of aluminum ware went with it, the kettles nesting in each other; there were cups, dishes, knives, forks and spoons for four persons; besides, Frank had added a lot of kitchen things from the house, so that they were amply supplied.

at Occurrences 8%

She leaned forward, pointing her spoon at him earnestly.

to Occurrences 7%

He handed the spoon to the old man, who felt of the bowl.

without Occurrences 4%

Put the mustard in a cup, with a small pinch of salt, and mix with it very gradually sufficient boiled water to make it drop from the spoon without being watery.

against Occurrences 4%

Strikes the spoon against the bowl angrily.

through Occurrences 3%

Take a quart of gooseberries, pick, coddle, and bruise them very well in a marble mortar or wooden bowl, and rub them with the back of a spoon through a hair sieve, till you take out all the pulp from the seeds; take a pint of thick cream, mix it well among your pulp grate in some lemon-peel, and sweeten it to your taste; serve it up either in a china dish or an earthen one.

between Occurrences 3%

"We came together," he says, "as poor as might be, having not so much household stuff as a dish or spoon between us both."

until Occurrences 3%

Pour water on sugar until dissolved, heat slowly to boiling point without stirring; boil until syrup will thread when dropped from tip of spoon; as soon as it threads, pour slowly over beaten white, then beat with heavy wire spoon until of proper consistency to spread.

inside Occurrences 2%

A pocket-mirror, or sprunking-glass, as it was then termed, lay on a side-table, and near it stood an embossed silver chocolate-pot, and a small porcelain cup with a golden spoon inside it, showing what the lady's last repast had been.

around Occurrences 2%

If the fruit is cooked in the cans, as soon as it is sufficiently heated, fill the can completely full with boiling juice, syrup, or water; run the handle of a silver spoon around the inside of the can, to make sure the juice entirely surrounds every portion of fruit, and that no spaces for air remain, put on the rubbers, wipe off all juice, and seal quickly.

beside Occurrences 2%

This done, he places chairs enough for the party, distributing them equally on each side of the table, and opposite to each a napkin neatly folded, within it a piece of bread or small roll, and a knife on the right side of each plate, a fork on the left, and a carving-knife and fork at the top and bottom of the table, outside the others, with the rests opposite to them, and a gravy-spoon beside the knife.

like Occurrences 2%

' He held out to me a bowl of steaming broth, that filled the room with a savour sweeter, ten thousand times, to me than every rose and lily of the world; yet would not let me drink it at a gulp, but made me sip it with a spoon like any baby.

than Occurrences 2%

"Still, my dear, it seems as if things taste better out of these old spoons than out of those handsome new ones the boys gave you Christmas.

towards Occurrences 2%

"This is my dear friend, Judge SWEENEY," continued the Ritualistic organist, languidly waving a spoon towards that gentleman, "who has a very good wife in the grave, and knows much more about women and gravy than I.

out Occurrences 1%

At supper there was porridge again, or mashed potatoes washed down with draughts of milk, and often eaten with horn spoons out of the large pot which was set down on the hearth.

as Occurrences 1%

I found those spoons as straight, smooth, and fair as ever spoons had been;not a dent, not a wrinkle, not a bend nor untrue line could we discover anywhere upon them.

by Occurrences 1%

"With nothing but an old black hat of SKAMMERHORN'S, and walking-cane, kept hanging in the hall, I haven't lost a spoon by tramps or census takers for six mortal years.

below Occurrences 1%

The poor things were packed like spoons below the deck.

after Occurrences 1%

Eat with a fork or spoon after sprinkling with lemon juice and dipping in sugar.

Which preposition to use with  spooned